We woke this morning to the first covering of snow this year - not very heavy but enough to make it necessary to concentrate on driving the SKODA Yeti carefully on the snow-covered track. Lawrence & Michael Atkinson had very kindly cleared the small snow drifts at the top gates so it was no problem at all to drive down the track - the temperature was just above freezing all the way down and warmed to about 3C in Reeth.When we came home mid-afternoon we were greeted by a family of 5 Partridge who were perched on the garden wall - we stopped the engine and just watched them strutting about on the garden wall - lovely birds.
The Met Office forecast suggests that the weather will turn mild & wet within the next few days so hopefully this will clear the snow - sadly this year we shall not have time to sledge or ski as we must concentrate on packing ready for the move.
I've only just come across your blog which is a shame as your photos of life at Hill Top are really lovely and I assume that you will have moved by now. We stayed at the CB in March and walked up to Dale Head so must have gone past Hill Top I think? We had a super walk with curlew and lapwings calling and displaying along with another sound which we thought may have been snipe but on the ground. A really lovely area.
ReplyDeleteMy 6th great-grandfather, George Chalder (1677-1728) and subsequent generations of the family lived there.
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